| New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 11, 1988 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 55545 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 10 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 36 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Darrin Nelson 8 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Teddy Garcia 50 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 39 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Alfred Anderson 5 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Anthony Carter 29 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Teddy Garcia 23 FG | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Jeff Feagles tackled in end zone by Issiac Holt | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Nelson 24 FG | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Darryl Harris 2 run (Chuck Nelson kick) | 6 | 36 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 73 | LOT | Danny Villa |
| 66 | LOG | Paul Fairchild |
| 64 | C | Trevor Matich |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 21 | HB | Reggie Dupard |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 97 | LDE | Milford Hodge |
| 96 | NT | Brent Williams |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 95 | LILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 52 | RILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Anthony Carter |
| 84 | WR | Hassan Jones |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 66 | ROG | Terry Tausch |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 20 | RB | Darrin Nelson |
| 46 | FB | Alfred Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | William Gay |
| 97 | LDT | Henry Thomas |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Millard |
| 56 | RDE | Chris Doleman |
| 51 | LLB | David Howard |
| 55 | MLB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | RLB | Jesse Solomon |
| 30 | LCB | Issiac Holt |
| 47 | SS | Joey Browner |
| 44 | FS | John Harris |
| 39 | RCB | Carl Lee |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Stephens | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Ramsey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig James | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jeff Feagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Rick Fenney | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Allen Rice | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Darryl Harris | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 | 1 |
| Hassan Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 26 | 9 | 34.6 | 3 | 106 | 4.1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Tom Ramsey | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 1 | 209 | 7.7 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 68.3 |
| Wade Wilson | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 73 | 14.6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Craig James | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Steve Jordan | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Anthony Carter | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 29t | 1 |
| Hassan Jones | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Rick Fenney | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Alfred Anderson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Allen Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Roland James | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrell Fullington | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| David Howard | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jesse Solomon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey Browner | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jeff Feagles | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bucky Scribner | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Marvin Allen | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 29 | 0 | |
| Sammy Martin | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darryl Harris | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Andre Tippett | 2.0 |
| Larry McGrew | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
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